Chaim V'Chessed News

Chaim V'Chessed offices will close for Pesach from Monday, April 6. We will reopen on Sunday, April 19.  As always, our Emergency Line will be operating. … [Read more...] about Pesach Hours

The month of March began with Chaim V'Chessed advising on Israeli elections, which were held at the beginning of the month. Immediately after that, Purim took place, with various emergency situations … [Read more...] about What a Month it has been!

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reinstated a plan to require all arrivals from abroad to be quarantined in a hotel for 14 days, a day after it was revealed that a similar plan had been … [Read more...] about Netanyahu orders all arrivals to quarantine in hotels

The government of Israel has mandated, new, more stringent restrictions due to the Coronavirus outbreak. These rules go into effect at 5PM, on Wednesday, March 25. See here for the official … [Read more...] about Newest Restrictions: Wed. March 25

As of tomorrow, March 23, Israeli insurance companies will be adding a clause regarding the Corona virus to their life and health insurance application forms. This means that anyone who is or has been … [Read more...] about Insurance – Corona

The Israeli government implemented new emergency regulations on March 19, 2020. We are now essentially in a state of national quarantine. The following are the most recent instructions published by … [Read more...] about New Quarantine Rules

Foreigners are now banned from entering Israel. Those who are able to prove that the center of their lives is in Israel may apply for permission to enter Israel, though this is becoming … [Read more...] about Foreigners Who Reside in Israel

Chaim V'Chessed offices remain open during the ongoing Corona crisis. We have been inundated with calls regarding the situation. Wednesday, March 18 was the busiest day in the history of Chaim … [Read more...] about Chaim V’Chessed Offices Remain Open

PLEASE NOTIFY US OF OTHER SERVICES FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS AVAILABLE DURING THIS TIME. ~The Eshkolot Community Center has  established an emergency center that is assisting olim and English … [Read more...] about Corona: Services for English Speakers

At the onset of the Coronavirus crisis, Chaim V'Chessed reached out to officials at Bituach Leumi to explain that for foreigners in Israel without valid visas, Bituach Leumi and other health benefits … [Read more...] about Bituach Leumi for Foreigners

As we publicized previously this week, as of Thursday, March 12, Israel barred entry to all  foreign citizens, except under certain circumstances. Earlier this week we detailed the special permit … [Read more...] about Foreign Citizens Banned Completely from Entering Israel